Picture of CueTec Carom Cue. Never made it to US, but did other countries. Wished I have brought one when I had the chance. Old Well!
Picture of CueTec Carom Cue
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On Kozoom store ( France ) they started selling Mcdermott Carom cues recently. I was trying to see if they sold in USA but no luck.
Here is a link to the Kozoom page: https://store.kozoom.com/en/en/pool-cues-billiard-sticks/carom-cues/mc-dermott-carom-cues.html
I am kind of curious if the size of the butts on the Mc dermott cues are bigger in diameter then there pool cues?
Here is a link to the Kozoom page: https://store.kozoom.com/en/en/pool-cues-billiard-sticks/carom-cues/mc-dermott-carom-cues.html
I am kind of curious if the size of the butts on the Mc dermott cues are bigger in diameter then there pool cues?
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Dean_H, Maybe Paul Frankel or Tom Rossman know more about McDermott Carom Cue. Other than emailing McDermott for spec.
I ordered a McDermott carom cue last night from Kozoom. I e-mailed them to confirm that it is indeed a carom cue and not a pool cue. I'll post specs once it arrives.
I also ordered a set of balls for 5-ball.
All of this is for my new carom table I get installed Tuesday!! Woohoo!!
I also ordered a set of balls for 5-ball.
All of this is for my new carom table I get installed Tuesday!! Woohoo!!
I see that Kozoom lists the 5-ball set at 61.7 mm diameter, as opposed to the standard 61.5.
Please post your thoughts on how they may play differently once you've got them.
Please post your thoughts on how they may play differently once you've got them.
HomeBrewer, Richard Kapela, and other who might be interest in 5 Ball check out Paul Frankel link on the rule of the game. and at super expo march 30 2017
https://professorqball.com/2017/03/30415/
You should support Professorqball and what he done,by buy your 5 balls from him.
Introducing the game of 5-Ball at the Super Billiards Expo March 30th to April 2nd
This article posted by Paul on March 4, 2017
This Rules of 5 Ball-
The 5-Ball game is played with 5 balls and in rounds.In advance, make an agreement on the number of rounds to play and on an odd number of points per round (e.g. 51, 101, 151 points).
As per the game of Darts, the players play by turns. The player scores and deducts the result from the number of points agreed, and subsequently from the last points obtained. The first player having 0 (not below) wins the round. The next round restarts with the same agreed number of points.
SCORING
The balls are numbered and the number on the ball represents its value (green ball= 1 point, red ball= 2 points, white ball/yellow ball= 4 points, blue ball= 6 points).
The cue ball of the player must hit at least two different balls (could also be the opponent’s cue ball) to score. The values of the hit balls are added, getting the score per shot. The cue ball of the player has no value.
STARTING THE GAME (see diagram above )The balls are put on the table as per above diagram to start the game.The red ball is on the top spot, the blue ball on the middle spot, the green ball on the bottom spot with the white ball on the right and the yellow ball on the left.The players decide by toss who starts the game.
The first player plays with the white ball, the opponent with the yellow one. Each player keeps his cue ball throughout the game.To start the game the player must hit the red ball first. For the next shot the player may choose any ball to hit. In case the start failed, there are no winner points and the balls remain in the same position and the opponent plays.
The score per shot is the sum of the value of the different balls hit by the player’s cue ball. If the same
ball is hit twice or more by the player’s cue ball, the value of the hit ball is only taken once into account.
The cue ball of the player has no value.
EXAMPLE: the player plays with the WHITE ball. He hits the RED ball (2) and the YELLOW ball (4). SCORE = 6 points. This is a VALID score that can be deducted from the total of the player.
END OF THE GAME
To win the round the player must reach 0 (not below). If the player makes
more points than necessary, the score is not validated and there are no points deducted.
EXAMPLE: a player must make 5 points to reach 0. He hits the BLUE ball
(6) and the RED ball (2). SCORE = 8 points. The score is not valid
because he has made more points than necessary. The player keeps his 5
remaining points and the opponent plays.
BEWARE OF REMAINING POINTS 1, 2 & 4 AND BALLS OFF TABLE
It is not possible to win a round IF the player’s remaining points are 1, 2 or 4 points, because in the
next shot he must hit minimum 2 balls. So, the player keeps his number of points (he does not score)
and the opponent plays.
EXAMPLE: a player must make 9 points to reach 0. He hits the YELLOW ball (4) and the GREEN ball (1). SCORE = 5 points. The player still has to make 4 points. By the next shot he cannot reach 0 because it is not
possible to make 4 points by hitting two balls. In this case the player keeps his number of points (9)
and the opponent plays.
If a ball falls off the table, the shot is not valid and the ball is put back on its initial spot (see drawing).
If that place is blocked by another ball, then the ball is placed on the first available initial spot (sequence to keep: white or yellow, green, blue or red)